Lyrics

Verse
Six foot one and calloused, Daddy worked the land
Cutting wood and chopping cotton; building things by hand
Out in the field at sun-up with a biscuit and a coffee cup
You knew where you would find him, and you knew where he would stand

Chorus
But Daddy had his weakness, every man does
Some they like to smoke and drink, some are known to cuss
Some men have to roam and ramble; others have to cheat and gamble
Daddy had his weakness sure enough
Yeah, Daddy’s weakness was us

Verse
Momma was his soft spot, his Achilles heel
He always asked what she was thinking, always cared how she would feel
When his buddies came around and said, “Hey, let’s go to town.”
If she said a fence needs mending, he’d get ‘em all out in the field

Chorus
Cause Daddy had his weakness, every man does
Some they like to smoke and drink, some are known to cuss
Some men have to roam and ramble, others have to cheat and gamble
Daddy had his weakness sure enough
Yeah, Daddy’s weakness was us

Bridge
I’m gonna raise my children; the same way he raised me
And like my Daddy, my weakness will be my family

Verse
Well, my Daddy wasn’t easy, he stood firm and he drew the line
But he became a big softy if he thought he’d made me cry
And I was stubborn in my way and I sure made mistakes
But he’d pick me up and dust me off and say, “Let’s give it one more try!”

Chorus
Yeah Daddy had his weakness, every man does
Some they like to smoke and drink, some are known to cuss
Some men have to roam and ramble, others have to cheat and gamble
Daddy had his weakness sure enough
Yeah, Daddy’s weakness was us
We were Daddy’s weakness
Yeah, we were Daddy’s weakness

Lyric: Kevin Reardon & George Smith; Music: Kevin Reardon, Keith Follese, Adrienne Follese & Lindsey Grant